Important Bits

Science  & Technology

1. India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise – Mitra Shakti

2. Joint training exercise between the Navies of India, United States and Japan – Malabar exercise

3.India-China combined military training exercise- Hand-In-Hand

4. AUSINDEX: – Bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia

5. Cortana: Microsoft’s voice-based smart assistant

6. Essel Group formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with the Rajasthan government to set up solar parks
in the state.

7. The Govt. plans to build “strategic partnerships” with the private sector and has appointed a committee under the chairmanship of VK. Aatre to formulate the guidelines for forging such partnerships in an effort to speed up defence procurements.

8. Earth-like exoplanet Kepler 452b was discovered by Kepler Mission.

9. DRDO sets up world’s highest terrestrial centre at Changla in Ladakh.

10. First indigenously-designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel – INS Astradharini

List of Committees in India :—

Important Committees in India during 2014 and 2015.

1. H Devaraj Commitee : Reported most deemed university

2. V V Daga Committee : To conduct forensic audit of NSEL

3. Sivaramakrishnan committee : Submit Report to build the capital city for Andhra Pradesh

4. H R Khan Panel : To evaluate unclaimed PPF and Post Office Savings

5. Ramanujam committee : To avoid obsolete laws

6. Hari Gautam Committee : To review the status of UGC

7. Justice SB Sinha (One Member Commission):To Probe 2006 Meerut Fire Tragedy

8. Justice MB Shah : On Black Money

9.  R S Sharma Expert Committee : To review the Company (Cost Records and Cost Audits) Rules 2014

10. Bimal Jalan : To head the Expenditure Management Commission

11. Suresh Prabhu Committee: To review gas pricing formula

12.P J Nayak Committee : Governance of Boards of Bank in India

13. Justice CS Dharmadhikari Committee: recommended complete ban on dance bars in hotels and
restaurants.

14. Deepak Mohanty Committee : Data and Information Management in the RBI

15. Jairam Ramesh : On sustainable development

16. Arvind Mayaram Committee : To clear definition to the FDI and FII

17. Pratyush Sinha : To assess compensation for coal blocks.

18. Bibek Debroy : for Restructuring the railway

19. Gopalakrishna Committee: on Capacity Building in Banks and non-Banks

20. T S R Subramanian Committee: To review five key green laws concerning protection and conservation of environment, forest, wildlife, water and air among others.

21. Scientist Raghunath Anant Mashelkar panel: To recommend best technologies for Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s “Swachh Bharat” national sanitation campaign.

22. T.K. Vishwanathan committee: To provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

23. K.V. Kamath panel: to examine the financial architecture for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector.

24. Nachiket Mor Committee : To permit NBFC’s to work as Business correspondence

25.Ajay Shankar Committee : To review functioning of PPP Cell

26. Prof. NR Madhava Menon Panel : Reported guidelines for regulating expenditure and content of
advertisement in govt. adds

27.  G N Bajpai Committee: Guidelines for national pension system (NPS) schemes in private sector.

Important Places with states

Sriharikota           Andhra Pradesh

Mount Abu             Rajasthan

Somnath                 Gujarat

Aga Khan Palace       Pune

Amber Palace         Rajasthan

Victoria Memorial    Kolkata

Pawapuri                  Bihar

Kalpakkam             Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Kanyakumari          Tamil Nadu

Sarnath                 Varanasi, UP

Khajuraho             Madhya Pradesh

Konark                 Orissa

Sanchi                   Madhya Pradesh

Jantar Mantar        Delhi

Jallianwala Bagh    Amritsar, Punjab

Mahabalipuram       Tamil Nahu

Kapilavastu              Bihar

 Nalanda                 Bihar

Gateway of India     Mumbai

Hampi                   Karnataka

Hirakud                Orissa

Howrah Bridge     Kolkata

Golden Temple    Amritsar, Punjab

Gol Gumbaz        Karnataka

Mahabodhi Temple     Bihar

Ashoka Pillar          Madhya Pradesh

 Ellora and Ajanta    Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Dalal Street       Stock exchange Market in Mumbai

Cherrapunji        Meghalaya

Chilka Lake        Orissa

Elephanta Caves   Mumbai, Maharashtra

Fatehpur Sikri      Uttar Pradesh

Arikkamedu         Puducherry

According to Rangarajan Committee 29.5 % below poverty line. It related with poverty.

Largest BIMARU state is Rajasthan

According to ISI (Indian Statistical Unit), in 2013-14 India’s Growth Rate according to ISI 4.7%.

In 2013-14, the Per capita income of India was 39,904.

First time food safety bill started by Bihar.

According to IMF (International Monetary Fund), PPP (Purchasing power parity) 1) China 2)
America 3) India and From GDP 1) America and 10) India

Bank board reformation administration- PJ Nayak Committee.

Highest telecom density state is Delhi and lowest telecom density state is Bihar.

In 2014, highest industrial growth rate in Bihar is 13.9.

Banking license provider companies are IDFC and Bandhan Bank.

Central Govt. started Rural electricity by Din Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana.

UAE ban Indian chilly import.

Taxation reformation Somparsarthi Commission has been established in Oct 2014.

New name of Bricks Development Bank- New Development Bank. The head Quarter of New Development Bank is situated in Shangai. Total property(Capital) of this Bank is 100 Billion dollar. And its Regional office is situated at Johannesburg in South Africa.

Air India treated as Star airlines- July 11th, 2015, marks the  successful completion of one year of the Air India Star Alliance partnership.

Maximum age of Private Bank CMD (Chairman/ Managing director) is 70 years and maximum age of Govt. Bank CMD is 60 years.

Capital of Madan Mohan Malviya teachers plan is Rs. 500 Crore.

Central Govt. started Rural reconstruction by Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Rural Mission Plan.

The Capital of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is Rs. 100 Crore.

Largest consumer of Gold is India.

Capital of Namami Gange Program is 2037 crore.

New IIT had been established in Jammu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerela.

Target budget of five IIT is Rs. 500 Crore.

Capital property for digital India program is Rs. 500 Crore.

Largest consumer of Gold is India.

Facebook took over whatsapp in 19 Billion.

National Gokul mission started on 29th July 2014.

Doha Trade Conference started in 2001. (U.A.E)

According to the Forbes Magazine largest Indian Company is Reliance Industries.

Little Eye labs took over by Facebook which is in Bangalaore.

Ranking of India in the Gold revenue is 10th.

Ninth minister level world trade organization conference organized by Indonesia.

Sunpharma took over Ranbaxy.

Highest ranking in the Gold revenue is USA.

The rank of America in the import of crude oil is 2nd in the world.

The name of Cadbury India became Change to Modeler India.- The name of Cadbury India changed to Mondelez India Foods Limited

Microsoft is responsible for Smart city of Surat develop as Smart city.

Whatsapp started in the year- 2009 in the world.

Ratan tata appointed board member of China- backed Boao Forum.

World health organization gave certificate to India on 27th March 2014.

The following committee has been established for mobile banking- B-Samba Murti.

Pasco tee plan (South Korea Company situated at Orrisa- POSCO STEEL PLANT at ORISSA

The ranking of India in the import of Crude oil is 3rd in the world.

Asian infrastructure Investment established in China at 24th Oct 2014.

Contribution of America in Asian development Bank is 16 %.

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Cricket

Wankhede Stadium    Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket

HPCA Stadium Dharmashala , Himachal Pradesh Cricket

Eden Gardens Kolkata , West Bengal Cricket

Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket

Gymkhana Ground Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket

Khanderi Cricket Stadium Rajkot , Gujarat Cricket

Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune , Maharashtra Cricket

Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra Football And Cricket

Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground Indore, Madhya Pradesh Cricket

Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Cricket

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh Cricket

Apca-Vdca Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh Cricket

New Vca Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket

Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan Mostly Used For Cricket

Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala Multipurpose

Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa Football & Cricket

K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh Multipurpose

Maulana Azad Stadium Jammu , Jammu & Kashmir Cricket

IPCL Sport Complex Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket

Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh Cricket

Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh Cricket

Madhav Rao SC India Ground Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket

Nahar Singh Stadium Faridabad, Haryana Cricket

Sector 16 Stadium Chandigarh Cricket

Nehru Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Cricket (Multipurpose)

University Stadium Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Football (Multipurpose)

Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur , Jharkhand Cricket And Football

Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Delhi Multipurpose

Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad , Gujarat Cricket

Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara , Gujarat Cricket

Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Cricket

Sawai Mani Singh Stadium Jaipur , Rajasthan Cricket

Gandhi Sports Complex Ground Amritsar , Punjab Currently Used For Cricket

M. Chinnasawami Stadium Bangalore , Karnataka Cricket

Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Orissa Cricket

Vca Ground Nagpur , Maharashtra Cricket

Brabourne Stadium Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh Cricket

Green Park Stadium Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh Cricket

Brabourne Stadium Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket

Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Nanded, Maharashtra Cricket

Fort Maidan Palakkad, Kerala Football

Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana, Punjab Football

Birsa Munda Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey

Dilip Tirkey Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey

Mahindra Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Hockey

Kalinga Stadium Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha Hockey

Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Thane, Maharashtra  Football

Dhyan Chand Astroturf Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Hockey